They break the glass roof to get in. "Infiltration successful!" As soon as he says this, copies advance towards him. Carina jumps down from behind him. "Could you be more obvious?!"

"Just go Carina! I'll take care of these here." He easily defeats them, and runs to meet her.

"Zack! This way! Keep an eye out." Carina sprints ahead and is ambushed. "I got these!" She pulls out the larger of the two swords on her back and takes care of the copies faster than Zack. She puts it away and motions to Zack. "Come on, Mr. Puppy."

"How did you hear about that?"

"You put the phone on speaker for the last few minutes, and the call was still going on. I hung up, and then called back." As they enter the next room, Carina sees a computer and proceeds to use it.

"Whatcha looking at?"

"I'm trying to find out what the hell this place is here for. Now go upstairs and see if you find something out. I'll meet you in a bit." She shoves him away from the computer, and he goes upstairs. Genesis is in the room, reading a book:

Yes, some are red.

And some are blue.

Some are old, and some are new.

Some are sad.

Some are glad.

And some are very, very bad.

Why are they sad and glad and bad?

I do not know.

Go ask your dad. Genesis looks up from his book and sees Zack. "Have you read this book, little puppy?"

"Crap, not you too!" Then Carina enters.

"You offed your parents and Shinra people."

"It took nothing but some vague and insignificant threats to make them send false reports."

"Wouldn't your parents have done that?" Zack asks.

"My parents betrayed me."

"You're lying. Your parents still care about you."

"The care packages were just to keep up the charade."

"I can't believe you're somewhat of a father to me, you BASTARD!" She draws the larger sword and charges Genesis, but Angeal steps in, taking Carina's sword and pushing her back so hard that she slams into the wall. Zack runs to her, checks her pulse, and discovers that she's knocked out.

"Welcome partner." Angeal raises the sword so it points to Genesis's throat. "So you've finally made your decision. I'll respect your wishes, but can you really live on that side?" Genesis leaves. Angeal sticks Carina's sword in the ground, and follows Genesis out.

"Carina, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry about me." Zack pulls her up, and then retrieves her sword for her. "Thanks."

"Eh, don't mention it." They go downstairs and stop at the door.

"Hey, Zack, what time is it?" Zack checks his phone.

"1750."

"Oh no."

"What?"

"They're planning an airstrike for 1800. Are you sure there's nobody at Angeal's?" A few monsters approach.

"Uhh..."

"Damn it Zack! Go warn them!" She draws the lighter sword and fights the monsters as Zack leaves.

On the way to Angeal's house...

Zack's phone rings. "Carina? What's wrong?"

"Remember that first weapon on the outskirts, by Genesis's place?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Some of them are roaming loose around the village, shooting anything resembling a human. According to intelligence, there's one near you."

"What do I do?"

"Do what you did earlier."

"Got it." He hangs up, and sees the weapon. "Let's do this." The weapon fires ten missiles at him in a straight line. He cuts them all in half and goes on to destroy the weapon. His phone rings again. "What now, sweetheart?"

"Shut up. The weapons have been eliminated, and the airstrike's about to happen. I'll try to put it off for a while, but you have to hurry."

"All right." He shuts his phone, and heads to Angeal's, but his phone rings again outside. "What, you forgot to say you loved me?"

"Not even close, jackass. I called to tell you that I singlehandedly delayed the airstrike. Thought I'd buy you some time. I was trying to be nice."

"That's very nice of you."

"Now hurry the fuck up!" She hangs up on him, and Zack enters Angeal's house, only to see Gillian (for those who don't know, Angeal's mom) on the ground, bleeding, and Angeal with his sword out. Zack, assuming the obvious, shoves Angeal into the wall.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?! IS THAT YOUR IDEA OF HONOR?!" Zack punches Angeal so hard that Angeal flies out of the doorway.

"My mother could not continue to live. And neither can her son."

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! What's going on here?!"

"I told you." Genesis appears at the doorway. "You can't live on that side anymore." Angeal puts his sword in the holster on his back and leaves.

"ANGEAL!" Zack advances towards Angeal, but Genesis trips him. "ANGEAL!" he yells again, from the ground. Genesis quotes again:

"Nothing will ever be the same.

Never again, never again."

"SHUT UP!"

"Could I maybe have

Helped keep it that way?"

"SHUT UP! I'M WARNING YOU!"

"Or should I let

Life change? I don't see Sephiroth today, but, are you game?" Then Genesis summons a dragon-like monster to fight Zack. It takes a lot of work, but Zack takes it down. "Genesis! Summons aren't meant to be used like this! What happened to honor, and embracing your dreams?!"

"We are....monsters. Monsters have neither dreams nor honor." Genesis reveals his wing. "Tell Carina...not to let herself become like me." With that, Genesis flies away.

"You got one thing wrong. SOLDIER doesn't mean monster." As the airstrike begins, a helicopter arrives and Zack enters it.

"Zack? What happened? Did you get whoever was in Angeal's house to a safe place?"

"She's dead. Angeal killed her."

"He couldn't have."

"He did. Genesis told me to tell you to never let yourself turn out like him."

"I can't. It's going to happen to me, I know it." Zack gives her a hug.

"It'll be fine."

"You can let go now. I've already bared my goddamn soul to you." Zack lets go, and Carina leans her head against his shoulder. "Thanks for listening. You're the only person I've told that hasn't told me that I'm gonna die in a few days."

"You're welcome, I think." Carina shakes her head and laughs.

"Still don't know anything about me, huh? Just so you know, it's only gonna get weirder from here."

Why are all of the hot ones crazy or fucked up?!! Zack thinks to himself. It's gonna be a long time.....

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Long and overdue, ain't it? She's just so cruel to the poor guy...and he thinks she's crazy and fucked up....I also got Genesis to read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, and a mini-poem my friends and I wrote together....So....R&R?